I've upgraded several v3.80 to 3.82 and all went very well. Today I tried an upgrade from 3.56 to 3.82 and encountered a plugins error.

When viewing CMS Setup > Plugins, the following error displays (screenshot attached):
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Required System Plugins
The following errors were encountered while trying to active Required System Plugins:
file_get_contents(/home/zzzweb/public_html/cmszzz/lib/languages/adminMenu/.php): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/zzzweb/public_html/cmszzz/lib/Struct.php on line 62
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- I first saw this after the upgrade while the existing plugins were in place, so I updated all plugins and yet the message persisted.
- Removed all plugins and the error went away.
- Uploaded "_example_cron.php plugin" that shipped with 3.82 and saw the error again.
- Re-uploaded the entire software, but the error remains.

The site is running: PHP v8.1.32, MySQL v5.7.36, which worked fine with other upgrades from 3.80.

I have a large batch of v3.56 sites to upgrade, so any tips on what I could check or try would be helpful.

Thank you.
~ Deborah

The timing of your Conditional Error Checking Pro plugin couldn’t have been better. Last week I was struggling to figure out how to handle separate conditional entry requirements for both root-level and submenu levels of a category menu—and your plugin solved it perfectly.

The interface is excellent, and your instructions are easy to follow.

I looking forward to checking out your beta plugins soon and will share feedback. Thank you so much for sharing this with the community!

~Deborah

Beta 4 looks great from here!

~ Deborah

It’s a really handy tool, and I did use it here, but I wasn’t sure how to display both the values and the labels in this related use case.

Christine helped point me in the right direction, and I’ve now saved a working snippet in my CMSB library for future reference.

Appreciate the great support!

~ Deborah

I was unaware of the "two parallel arrays possibility". That works perfectly!

Thanks so much for your help.
Deborah

In the 'activity' Category Menu table, the 'related_businesses' list field is set up as:
- Get options from database (advanced)
- Section Tablename: business_directory
- Field for option values: num
- Field for option labels: business_name

Desired output:
If thhe record num in the related 'business_directory' table is 23, the HTML would be:

<li><a href="directory.php#biz-23">Business ABC</a></li>
<li><a href="directory.php#biz-45">Business XYZ</a></li>

Page setup:

  // load records from 'activity'
  list($activityRecords, $selectedActivity) = getCategories(array(
    'tableName'            => 'activity', //
    'categoryFormat'       => 'showall', 
    'defaultCategory'      => '1', 

    // advanced options (you can safely ignore these)
    'rootCategoryNum'      => '',
    'ulAttributes'         => '',
    'selectedCategoryNum'  => '',
    'ulAttributesCallback' => '',
    'liAttributesCallback' => '',
    'loadCreatedBy'        => false,
    'loadUploads'          => true,
    'ignoreHidden'         => false,
    'debugSql'             => false,
  ));

Current code resulting in - undefined variable "$value":

<?php foreach ($activityRecords as $record): ?>

<h2><?php echo htmlencode($record['name']) ?></h2>

<h3>Related Businesses</h3>
<ul>
<?php foreach ($record['business_directory_num:labels'] as $label): ?>
<li><a href="/business/directory/index.php#biz-<?php echo $value; ?>"><?php echo $label; ?></a></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
      
<?php endforeach ?>

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Can anyone offer a suggestion?

Deborah

Thank you!
Deborah

I followed Damon's idea in the following post, but it's either not working, or I've got something not right.
https://interactivetools.com/forum/forum-posts.php?postNum=2236421#post2236421

// list of businesses
list($business_directoryRecords, $business_directoryMetaData) = getRecords(array(
'tableName' => 'business_directory',
'loadCreatedBy' => false,
));

// SEARCH BY WORD/PHRASE //
// for type-in search box
$searchOptions = array();
$searchOptions['keywords'] = @$_REQUEST['q'];
$searchOptions['perPage'] = "200";
$searchOptions['debugSql'] = "0" ; // set to '1' to use debug

$searchTables = array();

$searchTables['business_directory'] = array(
'viewerUrl' => '/business/directory/directory-search-results.php',
'titleField' => 'business_name',
'summaryField' => 'description',
'field1' => 'num' ,
'field2' => 'contact_names',
'field3' => 'phone_1',
'field4' => 'phone_2',
'field5' => 'address',
'field6' => 'town_city',
'field7' => 'business_website_url',
'field8' => 'alternate_website_url',
'field9' => 'alternate_website_url_title',
'field10' => 'approved',
'searchFields' => array('business_name','description','contact_names'),
);
list($searchRows, $searchDetails) = searchMultipleTables($searchTables, $searchOptions);

<!-- HTML Search Results List -->
<?php $count = 0;?>
<?php foreach ($searchRows as $record): ?>
<?php if($record['field10'] == 1) { continue; } ?>


<!-- ShowMe simplified results -->
Array
(
[tablename] => business_directory
[num] => 3
[field10] => 0
)

Note the [field10] shows a value of 0, but that record displays anyhow.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this? If it can't be done, then we won't be able to use multi-search.

Thanks for any help in advance!

~ Deborah

I’ve been testing Beta 2 and really like the new upload management features and the zipped database backups.

While testing Convert existing images, I hit a PHP memory limit when a batch included one or more large originals. The process returned a 500 error mid-run, the offending original was reduced to 0 bytes, and the rest of the batch didn’t process.

I raised memory_limit in the site's .user.ini from 128MB to 512MB, which let me process larger images, but I haven’t tested batches as large as some of my client sites.

To avoid any risk of losing original images, I’m planning to temporarily increase the memory limit significantly during conversions—unless you have a better approach.

Also, please tell me where I can find Menu view mode so I can review that as well.

Thanks!
Deborah

Your "cc" code works great - either version. Just what I needed!

Thank you.
Deborah

I tried adding the "cc" mail field option to the Auto Backup plugin and am not receiving the cc mail.

I simply added the "cc" line shown here, but perhaps I'm oversimplifying?

// email attachment
sendMessage([
'from' => "servermail@domain.com",
'to' => "emailone@domain.com",
'cc' => "emailtwo@domain2.com",  // I ADDED THIS
'subject' => "CMS Backup - ABC",
'text' => "Automatically generated backup file.",
'attachments' => [
$filename => $data,
],
]);

Tested with 1.05 Beta and 1.04. Just wondering if it can be done - would be nice, but not critical.

Thanks for any ideas!
Deborah

The AutoBackup plugin works great with 3.79 beta 3. Using zip compression, I’m seeing about 80% file size savings. I also found the “Zip uncompressed backups” option in Backup & Restore, which zipped my older backups as well.

When testing a restore, the screen immediately after clicking Restore displays unreadable characters (see attached) instead of the usual “Backup progress %” message. I tested with both a category menu and a multi-record backup. I’ve noticed similar behavior while migrating sites to a new database with older CMSB versions, but haven’t yet figured out the cause well enough to ask for assistance.

Thanks for the new 3.79 improvements!
~ Deborah

I'm beginning to test Beta 2 and am experiencing a conflict with Auto Backup plugin v1.04.

1) With the plugin enabled, I see this at the top of the admin pages:
Warning: Undefined array key "bgtasks_lastRun" in /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/plugins/autobackup_1-04-mod/autoBackup.php on line 233
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/errorlog_functions.php:136)
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/errorlog_functions.php:136)
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/errorlog_functions.php:136)
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/errorlog_functions.php:136)
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/errorlog_functions.php:136)

2) On the plugins screen I see:
The following errors were encountered while trying to active Required System Plugins:
Plugin Error:
Warning: Undefined array key "bgtasks_lastRun" in /home/myweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/plugins/autobackup_1-04-mod/autoBackup.php on line 233
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/myweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/errorlog_functions.php:136){"plugins":[{"name":"!

3) If I attempt to run the plugin manually, the cron.php shows unrecognizeable characters.

4) At some point, I saw this browser modal:
www.[mydomain].com says
pdatePhpMysqlDateTime: [object Object]

I removed all prior backups and re-enabled the plugin. It created backups in the directory, but the "bgtasks_lastRun" message persists.

~ Deborah

I've been using your PHP Error Alert Chrome extension for years, but a recent Chrome update has completely blocked it. I used to be able to manually re-enable it, but that's no longer an option. Grrrr!

Do you plan to update the extension, or do you have any alternative suggestions for Chrome or Firefox?

~ Deborah

Thanks for the explanation—I understand now and I'm glad everything's working as expected.

On some sites, the images can be so similar that it's hard to tell them apart when they're only 54px high while scrolling through the list.

For my use case, setting both max-width and max-height to the same value achieves the desired result, regardless of the image's orientation.

Appreciate the help—thanks again!
Deborah

/* show thumbnail actual size instead of default 72px by 54px */
.img-preview {
width: auto !important;
max-width: 100% !important;
height: auto !important;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 2px;
display:

The admin view, such as /cms/admin.php?menu=photos doesn't always indicate the thumbnail image file path correctly. Of 35 photos, 9 were showing the full-size image path in the code, instead of the /thumb/ path.
Example:
9 image paths are /_cmsupl/flwr/img_0660.jpeg
instead of /_cmsupl/flwr/thumb/img_0660.jpeg

- The physical images are sized correctly in the /thumb/ folder.
- Running "recreate" in the field editor for all thumbnails doesn't change anything for the admin view code.
- The Code Generator HTML code is correct.

Just wondering if the cause might be identified so I can show custom-size thumbnails in the admin list view.

Hope my explanation makes sense - thanks for looking at it.

~ Deborah

The latest beta looks great! I can move imported schemas freely in the database list again—no save needed.

As someone who watches site performance closely, the Debug Footer report should cut out a lot of guesswork - plenty of info to see there. I haven’t run into plugin issues myself, but a simple toggle sounds like an easy way to rule things out.

Looking forward to running 3.78 on my sites soon—thanks for the continued improvements!

~ Deborah

Yes, clicking "Save Details" does solve both issues. I also notice that if I create a new editor and save it, or if I save an existing editor, that fixes anything imported previously.

So I'll just remember that trick for the future.

Thanks so much for your quick (weekend) response!

~ Deborah

I'm working on a site that I originally set up with version 3.76 and later upgraded to 3.77.

I copied two schema files—a menugroup and a multi—from another site running 3.75. After uploading them, I saw the "Creating MySQL table for schema table" message for both, and they now appear in the Database Editor list.

I'm running into two issues:

1. The editors don't appear in the left-hand menu, so I can't access them.

2. In the Database Editor, if I drag and change the order of these editors and then leave and return to the page, they revert to their original positions. This is only happening with these two schemas, not the other schemas I created with this site.

I’ve confirmed that both tables exist in the database, so it seems like something isn’t connecting properly.

Sorry to report this—hopefully it's an easy fix.

Thank you!
Deborah

Yes, issue resolved! Tested with v3.77 and no errors or issues.

Thanks!
Deborah

My sever has PHP 8.3.13 and ModSecurity active, but I have not enabled Zend OPCache.

PHP v8.3.13 (phpinfo) - View Errors and Warnings (4) >>

• Running as web and using config files:
  • /home/web/public_html/cmsbbeta/.htaccess
  • /home/web/public_html/cmsbbeta/.user.ini
  • /opt/cpanel/ea-php83/root/etc/php.ini
• Disabled functions: exec, passthru, shell_exec, system
• Security Modules: ModSecurity
• Caching Modules: None detected
• Image Modules: gd, imagick

I was able to generate the form code without any issues, but a few PHP errors were logged in reference to the data + time field in my form. These errors did not affect the recording of the date field data from the form submission.

Warning: Undefined array key "yearRangeStart" in /home/web/public_html/cmsbbeta/plugins/formgenerator_1-02/formGenerator/fg_codeGenerator.php on line 678

Warning: Undefined array key "yearRangeEnd" in /home/web/public_html/cmsbbeta/plugins/formgenerator_1-02/formGenerator/fg_codeGenerator.php on line 679

Warning: Undefined array key "use24HourFormat" in /home/web/public_html/cmsbbeta/plugins/formgenerator_1-02/formGenerator/fg_codeGenerator.php on line 688

Warning: Undefined array key "use24HourFormat" in /home/web/public_html/cmsbbeta/plugins/formgenerator_1-02/formGenerator/fg_codeGenerator.php on line 709

~ Deborah

I removed the Permalinks plugin, removed it from the site's htaccess, and from the activePlugins list. Still seeing the CMSB "An unexpected error occurred".

There have been no additional written to the main PHP error log after the one I sent you, so that error may have happened only during installation.

I toggled phpHideErrors off in settings.dat.php. Now when I load the admin page, I see this: "MySQL Error(1170): BLOB/TEXT column 'mediaNum' used in key specification without a key length".

If this is only happening for me, then perhaps something's not right with my database. Too many tests?

~ Deborah

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I uploaded this beta over a v3.74 (release). I cannot access the login page and am seeing the error below. I uploaded twice and verified that the /vendor/composer/ directory files are all there.

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PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "ComposerAutoloaderInit097176c782d72c531cf2be6669039213" not found in /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/vendor/autoload.php:25
Stack trace:
#0 /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/init.php(96): require_once()
#1 /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/init.php(45): Itools\Cmsb\setupAutoLoaderAndHelpers()
#2 /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/lib/init.php(27): Itools\Cmsb\init()
#3 /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/plugins/permalinks_1-12/permalinks/permalinks_dispatcher.php(12): include_once('/home/tstbdgweb...')
#4 {main}
thrown in /home/tstbdgweb/public_html/cmsbbeta/vendor/autoload.php on line 25

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This is just a test site, but I wanted to report it in case it's not "just me".

"10X faster" is quite an achievement! I'm looking forward to that.

Thanks!
Deborah

~ Deborah

I have a Zickey Calendar running successfully on two sites with PHP 8.2.

This was a user-submitted plugin many years ago, so you'll probably want to backup your site and database prior to a PHP upgrade.

Hope that helps.
~ Deborah